graidawg wrote:loved the meet n greet Mel was an awesome host, it really could not have been better.

I completely agree EXCEPT:

Ratty wrote:Hi, I enjoy talking to everyone here and was kind of puzzled when I got to the meet n greet. Yes, it was roped off. I was on the outside. Everyone I wanted to meet was on the inside. When I finally got in, (around 7:30), lots of people had run off to the core burn. Did I crash the party. I dunno. I thought 1,000 posts about it meant everyone was welcome. Once I jumped the rope I felt welcome and got to meet you-all face to face. It was great!! Being shunned, not so great.

What what what Ratty?!?!?!!! I never even saw a rope so I am sorry, you should not have been kept out, thanks for jumping on in! You (and anybody you want to bring) are TOTALLY WELCOME sheesh after inspiring half the outfits there??????? Puh-leeze!!!

"You can be whoever you want to be, and sometimes people laugh and sometimes they clap, and mostly and beautifully they don't really care."

Next year, I hope to arrive earlier still. I did alright this year arriving just after sunset, but I'd still like to get there earlier. I'm doing better and better each year!

I should have it down by 2015!

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

Pie hole! Shut your pie hole for one minute!.....You have to make 2013 happen! The Pie Hole requires it!

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

O man! I was just turning down my "night owl chatter box", to "talks slower and contemplates sleep".

Well, good luck in your adventures and I'm looking for a full report by sunrise!

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

Dr. Pyro wrote:The easiest way to make the M&G a great success again in 2013 is to have Mel (if she'll even do it again) handle the logistics, what she says goes, and if anyone doesn't like it, tough. I recall jkisha bitching last year about the food and the interlopers, and those problems were solved. Not because of me or jkisha, but because Mel kicked ass and took names. We could all learn a lesson on the necessity of an enlightened dictatorship when running something as cat-herding intensive as the M&G. YMMV, but I doubt it.

I'm in if needed.

My only skills are in being a bossy bugger and delegating. It was the eplayans that did the work.

Not quite the same, IMO. Better than no ribs, but for something to bring to the M&G? Fresh off the grill or nothing. Well, maybe not nothing, but not ribs.

Actually, I'm going to work on a method of slow-cooking and smoking them with the propane stove. Heck, I do it on the grill all the time, shouldn't be too difficult to design a suitable rack for the stove. Tin foil boat for the wood chunks, sufficient space for 4 full racks of ribs. Pan of beer to keep things moist. Case of beer to keep me moist for the 4-5 hours of cooking required.

i was my own worst enemy! next year i will get the date right, know where you guys are and not volunteer to make dinner for my camp that night

i managed to get there and got to say hello to a few of you, but there were just too many bodies to navigate while trying to read name tags and not step on peoples toes. my short visit was nice tho; had some wonderful coffee vodka thingy....yummy!

i better work on getting a better avatar...............

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trilobyte wrote:Hoping it won't be on the same night as the CORE burn, as I'd like to try and go...

I have the exact same feeling! Really would like to get to the M&G but as long as it is Thursday night, probably not going to make it. (Well, maybe if I get some sort of on-playa motorized transport I will be able to attend?? ) Everything that day seems to start around the same time. CORE burn, Gate Party, M&G ... oh, the decisions

Perhaps 2013.

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Next time I'll get there when the thing starts rather than 1.5 hours in. Had a great time, but it was a cameo & then I had to ride back to camp. Next year my thursday afternoon is pre-booked! Hope someone enjoyed the Bailey's! I'll bring something more substantial next year, though I won't be able to out do the liquid nitrogen pineapple/liquor ice pops

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